Articles in the Readers' Questions Category

Designer Seeks Answer
By stylehound
Posted in Color, Furniture, Interior Design/Decorate, Readers' Questions on 6 July 2009
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We love it when someone who knows a lot admits to needing help. And we also love Heather Clawson’s  design sense as exhibited on her blog, http://habituallychic.blogspot.com/
Today, she’s asking for help from readers. She has a client who’s fallen in love with the wallcovering shown here, which is from the Roger Arlington showroom, which has, sadly, [...]

It’s Furniture. Period.
By stylehound
Posted in Furniture, General Posts, Interior Design/Decorate, Lifestyle, Readers' Questions on 28 April 2009
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The Sheffield School just got an interesting question on our Facebook page, about how to use period furniture.

The short answer is, funny you should ask; that’s just what we teach in our interior design Course. And in fact, an entire lesson is devoted to it, to you’ll come away being able to tell a Louis [...]

I Want One—A Contest!
By stylehound
Posted in General Posts, I Want One, Interior Design/Decorate, Lifestyle, Readers' Questions on 24 April 2009
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There are just too many cool, delightful, astounding, well-designed things out there for The Stylehound to be able to keep track of them all. And so, we are launching the I Want One contest. Just send in a photo of or a link to something you think is stylishly fabulous. Of course, we do focus [...]

I Want One: Swoopy Washbasin!
By stylehound
Posted in Bath/Kitchen Design, I Want One, Lifestyle, Readers' Questions, Remodeling on 23 April 2009
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This is a submission for our I Want One contest, from a reader, Kristinn. Oooh, we like it a lot. And the cat who drinks from our bathroom sink definitely approves.

You can see it at http://freshome.com/2009/04/18/a-washbasin-like-youve-never-saw-before-abisko-washbasin/

submit to stylehound
By the stylehound
Posted in Color, General Posts, Interior Design/Decorate, Readers' Questions, Remodeling on 28 March 2008
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It’s easy to find great design—I mean, all you have to do is flip through a copy of Architectural Digest at the dentist’s office. Or go to a really fancy benefit party in someone’s fancy home. Or, one way that is cheaper than the dentist or the benefit, and that doesn’t require knowing anyone with [...]

Beds Blog Brings Mail
By the stylehound
Posted in Furniture, Readers' Questions on 15 November 2007
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Well, it seems beds and bedding and mattress choice is on more minds than just Stylehound’s.
One reader writes in to report that after buying a Sealy, they brought it back within three months because it was sagging, then were happy with a latex mattress from Ikea.
And another reader, bless her critical little heart, writes in [...]

Advice On Decorating A Child’s Room
By the stylehound
Posted in Color, Interior Design/Decorate, Readers' Questions, Remodeling on 24 October 2007
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Reader Jackie Law writes in with this question for Stylehound: 
“My son’s room needs to be upgraded. He wants one black wall with red and a little silver. The walls have paint on top of wallpaper and a border over that. Any suggestions?” 
I love being asked questions like this. Not because I have the answers, but [...]